diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/Common/DbConnectionOptions.cs b/src/libraries/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/Common/DbConnectionOptions.cs
index 42082231ff87f6..4b99fd6a167eb9 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/Common/DbConnectionOptions.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/Common/DbConnectionOptions.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ internal static void ValidateKeyValuePair(string keyword, string value)
             }
             if ((null != value) && value.Contains('\0'))
             {
-                throw ADP.InvalidValue(keyword);
+                throw ADP.InvalidValue(value);
             }
         }
     }